Saturday, March 14, 2015

Don’t Lick Your Lips when You Have Angular Cheilitis

Also known asangular stomatitis orcheilosis,Angular Cheilitis is a skin condition which involves the apparition of some cracks in the skin, first of all in the corners of the mouth and in the skin surrounding the mouth. These cracks grow deeper and deeper and with time may even start to bleed and transform into sores.

This condition may appear from two main external causes. The first one is the existence of some skin folds around the mouth which favor the accumulation of saliva and sweat. Both these liquids contain bacteria and while the saliva and the sweat go deep in the skin, the bacteria and fungi starts affecting the layers of skin too, and gradually start developing and growing in number untilAngular Cheilitis reaches its full form.

The second cause which triggersAngular Cheilitis is chapped lips. These usually appear when the lips are exposed to cold temperatures unprotected or without being hydrated enough. When chapped lips appear, most people start licking them in hope of providing some relief from the pain and at the same time moisturize the area, thus reducing the effects of chapped lips.

Unfortunately,licking your lips when they are chapped is the worst thing you can do. First of all because the saliva is not a great moisturizer and what it will do will only increase the damage caused by cold. In addition to that, in our mouths there are billions of bacteria which you can transfer, along with the saliva in the cracks of your chapped lips, thus giving a hand to the development and faster evolution ofAngular Cheilitis.

If your lips are chapped or you see the first signs ofcheilosis on the area around your lips and feel tempted to lick them, refrain from doing that! You will only make the condition worse. Instead, try to always keep a lip balm with you during cold times and use them when you feel your lips need to be moisturized.

It will help you prevent the apparition ofAngular Cheilitis or diminish its effects (if it already appeared on the skin). Also, it will provide relief and will keep the skin from the lips and from around them healthy and moisturized, helping it cope more efficiently with any skin condition which may appear, includingAngular Cheilitis.

If you no longer want to have those unaesthetic and painful cracks around your mouth, if you want to eat, drink and speak normally without experiencing any pain when opening your mouth, then check out thisangular cheilitis home remedy!

It will help youget rid of Angular Cheilitis in just a few days and you will be able to enjoy life to its fullest again, without worrying about those otiose cracks!